Sejong-si, Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing for Postpartum Care Self-Support Personnel

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 16th that it will conduct COVID-19 mass testing for home-visit service personnel providing postpartum care for mothers and newborns for nine days starting from the 21st.

The mass testing will be conducted at a screening clinic set up at the Eojin-dong Complex Community Center, targeting 121 workers from 21 maternal and newborn health care service institutions in the area.

The purpose of the proactive testing is to ensure that mothers using home-visit postpartum care can receive care with peace of mind.

Along with the mass testing, the city plans to continuously provide detailed quarantine guidelines for the health management of mothers and newborns, conduct ongoing monitoring of service personnel at maternal and newborn care institutions, and check compliance with quarantine rules.

Previously, the city conducted mass testing on about 100 workers at postpartum care centers in the area, with all tested individuals receiving negative results.

Kwon Geun-yong, head of the city health center, said, “We will do our best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by expanding the scope of proactive testing and ensure that mothers and newborns can receive peaceful postpartum care at home.”

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